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Object Number 05-19-10/64758.2
Display Title Mortar and pestle, pu-ta-gun and pa-la-gun-ak
Descriptions
Indigenous Term pu-ta-gun and pu-ta-gun-ak
Object Description Mortar and pestle, pu-ta-gun and pa-la-gun-ak
Inventory Description Pestle, cylindrical, constricted at center, burnt one end, split
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Sarnia, near
Materials Wood, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 125 x 8.4 x 8 cm (49 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64758
Provenance
Owner Soloman Jackson (04/01/1905)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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